Everyone who visits me must go to see the place And when
small children want to go Sometimes it's quite a race.

No matter what the weather be,

Sunshine, rain or snow

If you get the urge to see the place

Then down the path you go.

When nature gives her warning, as she does to everyone, We
grab our coat no matter what

And down the path we run.

Down to the little house again, nestled among the trees,
Sometimes the wind is howling cold and you think you're gonna freeze.

What is so popular about this house

Oh, surely you must know,

A little outhouse on the farm is a place we all must go.

L.L. OwenSpringfield, Missouri

Back in 1955 a call
went out from the editors of the then Capper’s
Weekly asking for readers to send
in articles on true pioneers. Hundreds of letters came pouring in from early
settlers and their children, many now in their 80s and 90s, and from
grandchildren of settlers, all with tales to tell. So many articles were
received that a decision was made to create a book, and in 1956, the first My
Folks title – My Folks Came in a
Covered Wagon – hit the shelves. Nine
other books have since been published in the My Folks series, all filled to the brim with true tales from Capper’s readers, and we are proud to
make those stories available to our growing online community.

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